Chapter 576


    Chapter 576


    Cornelia shook her head, “I’m not upset, I’m just really touched by how genuinely nice everyone’s been


    to me ”


    Usually a tough cookie, she seemed emotional today. Her eyes were puffy and red Was she really


    moved or was it something else? Marcus wasrit sure. “Why don’t you go back to your room and take a


    break? You’re always wee to read the books in the study, no need for my permission.”


    His voice was as deep andmanding as always, but there was an unusual softness in his tone


    If her allergies worsened, it would be a hassle for everyone. Plus, Cornelia was still figuring out how to


    face him as her new self, “Okay, I’ll go rest a bit


    The guest room where Cornelia stayed was just like thest tiree she was here. But a closer look


    revealed some new, tasteful decorations


    There was the teddy bear she bought at the Capital, a crystalmp, and even a small bookshelf filled


    with books she hadn’t read before.


    Everything was arranged to her taste.


    At his ce, he had already prepared a room for her, as if he had already decided that she was the


    lady of the house.


    When she arrived today and was cutting fruit in the kitchen with Patricia, Patricia had told her, “Nelly,


    check out your roomter. Let me know if there’s anything you want to add or change”


    Cornelia replied, ‘Patricia, this isn’t my home I don’te here often. You don’t have to fuss over me


    so much.”


    She clearly saw the disappointment in Patricia’s eyes.


    Marcus‘ family, Granny Luisa, Briana, and Patricia, they all knew she was Marcus” wife and treated her


    as family


    Cornelia didn’t understand why they were all in cahoots with Marcus to hide this from her. Why wouldn’t


    Marcus tell her the truth about her identity? Did he have some kind. of worry or concern?


    Cornelia quickly found her answer


    It was something Jeremy had said to her during a chat on WhatsApp that hit her hard, he was afraid


    she would leave him.


    Who was Marcus? He was the man that many women wanted to marry. He was so high and mighty,


    unreachable, and nobody knew he had fears too.


    Briana had once told her about Jeremy’s situation. His parents had a troubled marriage, both of them


    having affairs. If it hadn’t been for Granny Luisa, Jeremy might not have survived


    So it was Marcus who had a troubled childhood


    Understanding this, it wasn’t hard to understand why Marcus would put his own father in jail, and why


    he would kick his mother out of the Hartley family.


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    The outside world saw Marcus as a ruthless man for putting his father in jail and expelling his mother


    from the Hartley family. Nobody knew about his childhood, nobody knew what he’d been through


    Because he was so powerful, everything he did seemed like he was bullying others, no one ever


    thought he needed care and love too.


    Cornelia’s heart ached more and more, so much that she tossed and turned on the bed.


    She swore she would treat him well in the future, to let him know there was someone in this world


    willing to stand by him and face life’s challenges together.